Значение слова ALLINGHAM в Литературной энциклопедии

ALLINGHAM

WILLIAM (1824-1889).-Poet, the _s._ of a banker of English descent, was _b._ at Ballyshannon, entered the customs service, and was ultimately settled in London, where he contributed to _Leigh Hunt's Journal_. Hunt introduced him to Carlyle and other men of letters, and in 1850 he _pub._ a book of poems, which was followed by _Day and Night Songs_ (1854), _Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland_ (1864) (his most ambitious, though not his most successful work), and _Collected Poems_ in 6 vols. (1888-93). He also edited _The Ballad Book_ for the _Golden Treasury_ series in 1864. In 1870 he retired from the civil service and became sub-editor of _Fraser's Magazine_ under Froude, whom he succeeded as editor (1874-79). His verse is clear, fresh, and graceful. He married Helen Paterson, the water colourist, whose idylls have made the name of "Mrs. Allingham" famous also. He _d._ in 1889. Other works are _Fifty Modern Poems_ (1865), _Songs, Poems, and Ballads_ (1877), _Evil May Day_ (1883), _Blackberries_ (1884), _Irish Songs and Poems_ (1887), and _Varieties in Prose_ (1893). A selection from his diaries and autobiography was _pub._ in 1906.

Литературная энциклопедия. 2012